A scam that could’ve been developed by a kid on his bedroom computer is conning drivers into believing they owe money on an old New York State speeding ticket.
According to MSNBC, the scammers are sending out emails that say the driver got a “uniform traffic ticket from New York state. It looks legit—the return address is @nyc.gov. But opening a zip file to pay the bill puts a Trojan horse virus on your computer, which could allow hackers to track your private information like credit card numbers and passwords.
Because red-light cameras and speed detectors are so prevalent these days, it’s no longer uncommon to get nabbed with a ticket in the mail.
The email tells recipients to print up the attachment and send it to Chatam Hall, a seemingly plausible New York name.
Many people outside of the U.S. are rejecting the email immediately.
“I got 4 of these today,” Marike van Breugel wrote on Sophos’ Facebook page. “Considering I live in Thailand it seems absurd. Can’t the spammers sort by country even?”
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